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WorksheetsLanguage Teaching Methods Quiz
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Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of the following doesn't belong to direct methods of presenting new lexical units?
translation
situation
use of synonyms
use of antonyms
definition
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate: A…is an automotized component of conscious…
habit; activity
habit; instruction
skill; activity
skill; behaviour
skill; habit
The content of teaching depends on
aims of teaching
teacher's qualification
learners' attitude
learners' mood
teacher's choice
Which of the following can't be found in a textbook?
dictionary
grammar reference
vocabulary
tape scripts
texts
Teaching English pronunciation includes
teaching phonemes, combinations of phonemes, intonation
teaching morphology
teaching syntax
teaching retelling
teaching modeling
For teaching purposes and taking into account interference we can divide the sounds of the target language into
three groups
four groups
two groups
five groups
six groups
Pronunciation at school is taught
in integration with teaching language material and skills
in isolation
only for one month
once a week
by learning poems by heart
An approach in language teaching is
a set of correlative assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching and learning
one of the methods of teaching
a number of connected techniques of teaching
the way the language is structured
theory put into practice
In presenting grammar with a whole text the lesson highlights first of all
the meaning and usage of the new grammatical structure
the form of the new grammatical structure
the pronunciation of the new grammatical structure
the spelling of the new grammatical structure
the new vocabulary
Which of the following principles does not belong to Whole Language Teaching?
deductive way of presenting new grammar
language is language only when it is whole
importance of comprehensible input
the use of authentic texts
focus on meaning and usage first of all
Which of the following does not belong to the traditional approach to teaching grammar?
students participate in problem-solving process
little teacher/student interaction
students are passive learners
explicit explanation of grammar
interaction is supposed to take place after the explanation and plenty of structural manipulations of elements
Which comes first in grammar practice from accuracy to fluency?
awareness
guided, meaningful practice
free discourse
controlled drills
free sentence composition
The role of the teacher in explicit grammar instruction
direct and dominating
a guide
a counselor
teacher and learners collaborate
the teacher organizes and monitors the learners' work
Which of the following techniques doesn't belong to whole language teaching?
explanation of the rule
interesting story
recorded authentic listening segment
demonstration of a real-life situation
conversation
Analyzing structures and applying rules are common practices of
grammar-translation approach
communicative approach
silent way
whole language approach
contextualized teaching
The main difficulty in learning a foreign language is:
the necessity to switch off from the grammar structure of the mother tongue to the grammar structure of the target language
to learn the necessary number of lexical units
to learn all the details o grammar
to master pronunciation
to learn the subjunctive mood
The main steps in teaching grammar can be represented by the following three letters:
p p p
p p c
a b c
d p p
t p p
Which comes last in grammar practice from accuracy to fluency?
free discourse
controlled drills
meaningful drills
awareness
free sentence composition
What was 'turned up' to grammar in the grammar-translation method?
vocabulary
pronunciation
phonetics
translation
intonation
In grammar-translation method exercises were limited to:
translation
writing
listening
testing
pronunciation
According to the grammar-translation method the best way to say a sentence in a foreign language is to start from:
a sentence in the mother tongue
a substitution table
a selected word-group
a rule in correct articulation
a filmstrip
What is considered to be universal according to the grammar-translation method?
syntax
sounds
morphemes
words
intonation
What is the essential teaching aid according to the grammar-translation method?
the textbook
visuals
the teacher
the learner
the schedule
What are the primary objectives according to the grammar-translation method?
mastery of reading and writing
knowledge of foreign morphemes
insistence on grammatical analysis
mastery of speaking and listening
knowledge of vocabulary
In the grammar-translation method what was grammar identified with?
logic
skills
translation
means of communication
competence
What is the main purpose of teaching a foreign language according to the direct method?
practical mastery of the language
knowledge of foreign morphemes
insistence on grammatical analysis
the use of translation
knowledge of vocabulary
Which of the features given does not characterize the direct method?
the deductive approach to teaching grammar
developing speaking skills
restricted application of translation
great care in teaching pronunciation
topical arrangement of linguistic material
Who does the following quotation belong to: 'Learning a language has a beginning, but no end'?
Palmer
West
Fries
Sweet
Walter
In teaching a foreign language what does West propose to begin with?
reading
phonetics
writing
speaking
listening
According to West, which aspect of a language is the easiest one?
reading
phonetics
writing
speaking
listening
Which way of presenting new grammar material is used in the direct method?
inductive
whole-language
explicit
deductive
holistic
Which system is considered a secondary derivative one according to the audio-lingual method?
writing
speaking
phonetics
grammar
listening
What teaching aid is supposed to be the main one according to the audio-lingual method?
tape-recorded speech
textbook
objects
teacher's gestures
dictionary
Which theory states that learning is a mechanical process of habit formation and proceeds by means of the frequent reinforcement of a stimulus-response sequence.
behaviorism
cognitivism
conservatism
habitualism
internationalism
What process should be rule-governed according to Chomsky?
thinking
listening
writing
speaking
habit-formation
Which theory states that we learn by thinking about and trying to make sense of what we see, feel, and hear.
cognitivism
behaviorism
mentalism
conservatism
habitualism
The use of activities, in which learners work on the same task, but each learner has different information needed to complete the task is a feature of:
communicative language teaching
comprehensive language teaching
cognitive code theory
audio-lingual language teaching
silent way
Repetitive drill is a characteristic feature of:
the behaviorist theory
the mentalist theory
the cognitive-code theory
the Universal hypothesis theory
the holistic theory
What is not implied under cognitive processes?
repetitive drill
recognition of form
perception of meaning
relations of universals and particulars
generalization
Who makes decisions on the size of groups, the roles the students will be assigned, the materials needed in formal
Who makes decisions on the size of groups, the roles the students will be assigned, the materials needed in formal cooperative learning?
teacher
students
parents
school principal
school board
Students work together to achieve shared learning goals and to complete jointly specific tasks and assignments in:
cooperative learning
skills-centered learning
learning-centered learning
Soviet methodology learning
cognitive-code learning
Long-term, heterogeneous cooperative learning groups with stable membership are:
cooperative base groups
cooperative social groups
cooperative time groups
cooperative unit groups
cooperative project groups
Cooperative learning is a good solution of problems that arise in:
heterogeneous classes
homogeneous classes
pre-elementary classes
post-graduate classes
experimental classes
Which one of the listed below does not belong to cooperative learning ideas?
Our teacher must be proud of us.
Your success benefits me and my success benefits you.
We all sink or swim together.
We cannot do it without you.
We all congratulate you on your accomplishment.
What precedes learning according to learning-centered methodology?
comprehension
practical mastery
theoretical background
philosophical views
visualization
Who makes decisions during the process of developing and using a network of knowledge according to learning-centered methodology?
learners
parents
teacher
school principal
school board
According to learning-centered methodology the teachers do not develop positive emotions by:
giving sufficient home task
using pair and group work
valuing attitude, aptitude, and ability
giving students time to think
putting less emphasis on the product
According to learning-centered methodology who creates an internal system of L2?
learner
teacher
peer group
program advisor
class mate
Both low and high proficiency students should be able to carry out (some part of) a task according to:
the use-of-flexible tasks approach
the skills-centered approach
the learning-centered approach
the cognitive-code approach
the behaviorist approach
What underlies any language behavior according to the Skills-Centered Approach?
learners' skills and strategies
teacher's input
linguistic environment
learners' background knowledge
aptitude and ambitions
What are the objectives of Suggestopedia?
to accelerate the process of understanding and to use the language for communication
to read the subject texts in the language and translate them into the mother tongue
to exchange opinions on the classroom activities
to use flexible tasks and flexible materials
to comprehend linguistic units by scheming through texts
The factor which is not essential in the process of using the TL according to Suggestopedia is
extensive use of computer technology
relaxed learning environment
Baroque music
desuggestion of learners' psychological barriers
learners' childish behavior
The method is called Suggestopedia because
learners are suggested to the material being learned
learners are suggestive in their behavior
learners are suggested to bring their ideas into the classroom
learners are suggested to do different types of oral activities
learners are suggestive in their utterances
The subconscious or conscious processes by which a language other than the mother tongue is learned in a natural or tutored setting are referred to as:
second language acquisition
second language competence
error analysis
interface position
interference
The internalized rules which are then organized into a system constitute:
competence
performance
accuracy
input
intake
The comprehension and production of language constitute:
performance
accuracy
competence
intake
input
Age, aptitude and intelligence, motivation and needs, personality and cognitive style are:
learner differences
communication strategies
contrastive pragmatics
implicational universals
learning strategies
The input in SLA is:
the data which the learner must use to determine the rules of the target language
the learner's mental abilities
a research procedure used to investigate classroom communication
old habits which get in the way of learning new habits
mental capacities for acquiring a language
That part of the input which is processed or 'let in' by the learner is:
intake
interaction
feedback
output
outtake
The discourse jointly constructed by the learner and his interlocutors is:
interaction
feedback
output
intake
outtake
Habit-formation in SLA is:
the behaviorist theory
the interlanguage theory
the nativist theory
the cognitive theory
the mentalist theory
According to … errors serve as evidence of the learner's active contribution to acquisition
the cognitive theory
the behaviorist theory
the interlanguage theory
the nativist theory
the mentalist theory
Pictures, stories and games are important sources of interest for:
children
adults
heterogeneous learners
homogeneous learners
adolescents
What kind of phenomenon is motivation?
learner-centered
situation-centered
goal-centered
course-centered
place-centered
'Extrinsic' and 'intrinsic' can be:
motivation
phenomenon
Language learning
learning clues
purposes of study
Feedback, in terms of teaching in general, has two main components:
assessment and correction
visible and invisible benefits
plan and product
goals and achievement
process and result
The specific ability a learner has for learning a second language.
aptitude
avoidance
attitude
acquisition
accuracy
Theory of language learning emphasizing the learner's innate mental capacities for acquiring a language, and minimizing the contribution of the linguistic environment
mentalism
behaviorism
cognitivism
pragmatism
idealism
The speed at which the learner develops his L2 proficiency.
rate of acquisition
communicative competence
acquisition device
linguistic competence
route of acquisition
A set of general principles that apply to all languages rather than a set of particular rules.
universal grammar
linguistic grammar
social grammar
general grammar
common grammar
The teacher's choice between offering the learners either brief description or highly structural explanation is:
elaborateness
explicitness
profoundness
strictness
authoritativeness
The major classroom activity in TPR is:
imperative drill
making up dialogues
narrating
dictation
reading aloud
Which method attends to structure and form more than meaning?
audio-lingual
communicative approach
silent way
community language learning
natural
The out-of-class work learners do between lessons is called:
homework
project work
exercises
extra-curricular
correction
The form of classroom interaction where learners work together part or all of the time is called:
group work
choral work
dramatization
frontal work
independent work
Tasks are the organizing principle in:
communicative approach
grammar-translation method
audio-lingual method
TPR
H. Palmer's method
What kind of process is learning?
conscious
unconscious
mechanical
written
oral
